Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Vin
Why are all of these urban acts trying to emulate Kanye West's artistic aesthetic? Ever since the "808's & Heartbreak"/"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"/"Watch The Throne" covers, every urban act has tried to emulate Ye's album art aesthetic. This looks like a Kanye West album cover, not a Rihanna album cover. It's too try-hard and disingenuous coming from her and the cover itself most likely has zero meaning behind it. It's just a "cool" put-together photo that looks like it came off of some high schooler's tumblr for his 6th period art class. And let's not even get into the nonsensical (and, again, meaningless) braille texturing. It just all gives off a phony, "I-want-to-be-artistic-like-kanye-west" vibe. Rihanna, no offence, but no one thinks you're deep. Listen to No$tradamus and just put your pretty face on an album cover, and go back to ruling the world of pop. Otherwise, enjoy your steady decline akin to the likes of Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, whom also tried being "deep" and "artistic" only to be completely ignored by the general public. That's just the way it is. I didn't make the rules, kids.
...Vin
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